Dynamic PL/SQL Report with html embedded in result

Hi,
I am trying to embed an html image tag element in an query result. I have followed the how to example (MS SQL down; Oracle up) successfully. However I now require the query to be dynamic based upon sone filtering criteria simalar to the how to example:
So the query code looks something like this:

declare

q varchar2(1000);

begin

q:= ' select ';

q:= q || ' decode(status, ';

q:= q || ' 1, ''<img src="up.gif">'', ';

q:= q || ' 0,''<img src="down.gif">'') status, ';

q:= q || ' item_id item ';

q:= q || ' from item_table ';

return q;

end;
(note this is a simplified example)
The problem is that the image does not display and I think it is because of the double quotes - " - embedded within the query string for the html image element.
Can anyone help, point out my error or suggest an more appropriate implementation.
Thank for any help!
sinclair

Sorry for the previous post. Here is what I did based on your example:
http://htmldb.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=31517:1
and it works.
The query is like:
DECLARE
q VARCHAR2 (1000);
BEGIN
q := q || 'SELECT deptno, DECODE(deptno, ';
q := q || '10, ''<img src=" #IMAGE_PREFIX#bullet1.gif" >'',';
q := q || '20, ''<img src=" #IMAGE_PREFIX#bullet2.gif" >'',';
q := q || '30, ''<img src=" #IMAGE_PREFIX#bullet3.gif" >'',';
q := q || '40, ''<img src=" #IMAGE_PREFIX#bullet4.gif" >'') ';
q := q || 'image, dname FROM DEPT ';
RETURN q;
END;
In your query you wrapped the image file name in double quotes, which wasn't necessary.
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